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. >> reporter: a number of presidents in their second terms have focused heavily on foreign policy. and now that mr. obama has begun the job of replacing his outgoing secretaries of state and defense and the director of the cia, he'll have some new faces to work with on his foreign policy team. joe johns, cnn, washington. >> and next hour, we take a closer look at the issues that will likely define president obama's second term. >>> randi, what's coming up next? >> we have a whole lot still ahead, victor. she set fashion trends four years ago when president obama was sworn into office, so what will michelle obama wear to this weekend's inaugural events? we'll have a look at the first lady's fashion, coming up. >>> i think that there's no more higher purpose right now than to take care of folks, put themselves in harm's way, protect our freedoms. >> more than half a million folks have done more than one tour. that's a tremendous emotional and physical burden we've put on our folks that's totally unprecedented. >> we're acknowledging that people are always going to have some effect. w
. >> reporter: a number of presidents in their second terms have focused heavily on foreign policy. and now that mr. obama has begun the job of replacing his outgoing secretaries of state and defense and the director of the cia, he'll have some new faces to work with on his foreign policy team. joe johns, cnn, washington. >> and next hour, we take a closer look at the issues that will likely define president obama's second term. >>> randi, what's coming up next? >> we...
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but this is still barack obama as foreign policy. susan rice may want to intervene but she also has to deal with the other national security team, including the secretary of state. >> the one thing to worry about, and to some extent, with ofan rice, they have a view intervention for humanitarian reasons. that is very risky. foreign policy is not social work. you have to have a really hard- headed assessment. if we're going to commit american troops, it has to be on the basis of our own security and interest. to cannot make a hostage humanitarian. otherwise, we would be everywhere in the world. >> more have details from the irs. dealing with sexual assault in the military. >> there is a difference between spending others money and your own. people in government 10 not to treat taxpayer dollars as their own. that is a cultural problem. >> senator lindsey graham reacting to the new that the irs spent millions on everything from event planners to a video conference. pack rat on to the news that the irs has been zeroing in on conservative
but this is still barack obama as foreign policy. susan rice may want to intervene but she also has to deal with the other national security team, including the secretary of state. >> the one thing to worry about, and to some extent, with ofan rice, they have a view intervention for humanitarian reasons. that is very risky. foreign policy is not social work. you have to have a really hard- headed assessment. if we're going to commit american troops, it has to be on the basis of our own...
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we did research education on foreign and defense policy issues. we do not conduct any classified research. if you want to learn more about the foreign policy rsearch fpri.org and you can follow it on twitter. on the subject of the "serving or servicing the civil-military divide, edwin writes in on twitter. we will go to lc on the phone from jacksonville, alabama. good morning, elsie. caller: good morning and happy veterans day. birmingham claims to have one of the oldest veterans day parades in the country. before the veterans day, we had armistice day. we had a parade when i was a child and that was quite a few years ago. i was a military wife. my husband was in the military before world war ii started. mr. noonan was talking about fort drummond, new york. my husband was stationed at the philippine islands and that is where he was when world war ii started. the towns that we lived in really supported the military. they were glad to have them there. for most of my life when we were in the service, we did live in areas that were very welcoming to t
we did research education on foreign and defense policy issues. we do not conduct any classified research. if you want to learn more about the foreign policy rsearch fpri.org and you can follow it on twitter. on the subject of the "serving or servicing the civil-military divide, edwin writes in on twitter. we will go to lc on the phone from jacksonville, alabama. good morning, elsie. caller: good morning and happy veterans day. birmingham claims to have one of the oldest veterans day...
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policy, our incredible defense establishment, but economically. >> governor, fewer americans are working, the last quarter the economy just contracted and we've got 50 million americans on food stamps and 6 trillion in new debt. and what alternate university is crazy uncle joe living in here? >> let's just say i wouldn't characterize it the way he said it. the fact of the matter is that most american families have done worse in the obama, quote, recovery than they did during the the recession. and median family income went down $1500 during the the recession itself, and then went down another $2500 during the obama recovery. the health insurance framers were shot up since we adopted obamacare and this idea that we're going to scare people to death over the sequester, as you know, sean, the sequester is a ten year program. currently the law says we would spend without the sequester, 46 trillion dollars over those ten years. and with the sequester, we're going to spend 44.8 trillion dollars over those ten years. the american people think if you can't save that over ten years, we've got the
policy, our incredible defense establishment, but economically. >> governor, fewer americans are working, the last quarter the economy just contracted and we've got 50 million americans on food stamps and 6 trillion in new debt. and what alternate university is crazy uncle joe living in here? >> let's just say i wouldn't characterize it the way he said it. the fact of the matter is that most american families have done worse in the obama, quote, recovery than they did during the the...
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will the american public think he's done the job on the economy on health care and foreign policy? he needs that trifecta. we are getting it with the economy. the iran deal. i think the other thing is who 2014 benefits. i'm not sure yet. when you listen to the focus group and others, parts and the sense that we have tried in one direction and another direction. where do we go from here? >> what was interesting, somebody said maybe we need an independent. when you play that out for everybody in that focus group, they came around and said i have to pick one party or the other. >> what has been the experience and raise people's hopes and the tea party, that was an experience of frustration by a lot of americans and some people who supported the tea party that is not what we were buying. that's the worst thing is people don't see a way out and feel powerless to affect their own government. >> those people don't vote? they said they were going to vote. >> most will. frustration needs to come up. the 2014 elections are in the same states. >> the federal elections. >> it's more severe. >>
will the american public think he's done the job on the economy on health care and foreign policy? he needs that trifecta. we are getting it with the economy. the iran deal. i think the other thing is who 2014 benefits. i'm not sure yet. when you listen to the focus group and others, parts and the sense that we have tried in one direction and another direction. where do we go from here? >> what was interesting, somebody said maybe we need an independent. when you play that out for...
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>> he wanted to stick with a team, a foreign policy team he's had a lot of his view, success with. this is a vote for loyalty, familiarity, and stability. both of these people have been in the national security meetings that he's been holding over the last four years so there isn't a change here. they know the policy and they are people who have been here before he was at the white house. these are people he trusts. >> never has so much change been nade to kind of get nowhere. io have the secretary of defense, a new secretary of sta state, a new head of the national security council and a new u.n. ambassador and no one expects anything to change because they're all people who are either not going to be in the inner circle and therefore he's not listening to tha much or they have already been in the inner circle. >> what do allies worry about? they think the president is too insular to begin with, and now he has a chorus around him who is not going to say, how about thinking outside the box? what do some republicans say? you heard the political argument against susan rise. republica
>> he wanted to stick with a team, a foreign policy team he's had a lot of his view, success with. this is a vote for loyalty, familiarity, and stability. both of these people have been in the national security meetings that he's been holding over the last four years so there isn't a change here. they know the policy and they are people who have been here before he was at the white house. these are people he trusts. >> never has so much change been nade to kind of get nowhere. io...
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both of these women, their expertise and talent represents where he wants to go with this foreign policy agenda, thelp problemsñrñr that we're facing as you said, i'm in charge, i get to decide who goes in what role. not you. >> two strong women and i've had two strong women start the show tonight. congresswoman marcia fudge and karen finney, your new show be begins this weekend. congratulations. >> thanks, reverend. >> we're all be watching. >>> the right wing scandal machine is about to be opened. big news on the president's approval and agenda today. >>> and caught on camera, an explosive response to the story of police brutality that we brought you last night. tonight, a deeper look into the long history of racial violence in texas. >> i was scared. i thought they were going to kill me. i mean, i thought i was going to lose my life. that was it. >>> and@tq1r right wing's ugly attack on first lady michelle obama over heckling. it's an ugly pattop- nv >>> and friend or foe, i want to know. e-mail me and i might just respond tonight. stay with us. hey kevin...still eating chalk for he
both of these women, their expertise and talent represents where he wants to go with this foreign policy agenda, thelp problemsñrñr that we're facing as you said, i'm in charge, i get to decide who goes in what role. not you. >> two strong women and i've had two strong women start the show tonight. congresswoman marcia fudge and karen finney, your new show be begins this weekend. congratulations. >> thanks, reverend. >> we're all be watching. >>> the right wing...
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like he did just two weeks ago during a major foreign policy speech at national defense university. >> now, this is part of free speech, is you being able to speak, but also you listening. and me being able to speak. all right? >> reporter: a softer touch, maybe, than michelle's tough talk. but today the white house gave her performance a rave review. >> it's my personal opinion that she handled it brilliantly. >> reporter: president obama has been saying for years that michelle obama is one tough cookie. but this fund-raiser is one of the first times that americans really got to see it. erin mcpike, cnn, washington. >> well, few people know what makes the president and first lady tick better than my next guest, jody cantor of the "new york times" has written a book on it, "the obama's" she joins us tonight. i don't recall seeing a first lady being heckled before and the first lady's response was interesting. what do you make of how she handled herself? >> the funny thing is, this has happened to michelle obama before. not in this role. but a few weeks after she started her job at uni
like he did just two weeks ago during a major foreign policy speech at national defense university. >> now, this is part of free speech, is you being able to speak, but also you listening. and me being able to speak. all right? >> reporter: a softer touch, maybe, than michelle's tough talk. but today the white house gave her performance a rave review. >> it's my personal opinion that she handled it brilliantly. >> reporter: president obama has been saying for years that...
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it's been so long since we've had any sort of clear cut foreign policy win. and that was a messy situation. eight servicemen died and ended jimmy carter's presidency or re-election bid and presented this this package. it is a clear feel good movie. "zero dark 30" is an incredibly gray movie. and i think it left people either angry that the questions weren't answered thoor there wasn't more of a clear cut viewpoint on torture. and even "lincoln" was, i think, a feel good movie because it sort of showed america coming together to end slavery and close a very ugly, bloody chapter in our nation's history. at the same time, you know, speaks of dysfunction in washington which makes us all a little queasy. >> you know what i liked about last night? i liked seth mcfarland. he was respectful in his own irrespectful way. i don't know. he was a wise guy. he said things he shouldn't have said about getting into lincoln's head and terrible lines. i get the sense he set it up so you could have shirley bassy come back and give that wonderful rendition of "gold finger." it's
it's been so long since we've had any sort of clear cut foreign policy win. and that was a messy situation. eight servicemen died and ended jimmy carter's presidency or re-election bid and presented this this package. it is a clear feel good movie. "zero dark 30" is an incredibly gray movie. and i think it left people either angry that the questions weren't answered thoor there wasn't more of a clear cut viewpoint on torture. and even "lincoln" was, i think, a feel good...
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let me say that i think the administration has lots to be proud of on the foreign policy front. i strongly disagree with charles krauthammer. i think it is major in the united states. i think when you think about what happened in egypt and libya and when you think about the effort the united states has made to get out of iraq to get out of afghanistan in such a way as to allow american troops to come home and allow us to reorient our efforts in such a way as to use the drones and again that's highly problematic many people think the drones are at the wrong set. the drones have been effective in terms of going after al qaeda's leadership. they have pioneered their use and effectiveness. >> the vacuum of leadership is creating some of these countries saying america is not going to be there for me. algeria what we just witnessed there like all of the countries that somehow these al qaeda groups are emboldened. >> i don't know how they would be emboldened. america has been effected in ousting moammar khaddafy. he is not on this earth. bin laden is not on the earth. there is a need f
let me say that i think the administration has lots to be proud of on the foreign policy front. i strongly disagree with charles krauthammer. i think it is major in the united states. i think when you think about what happened in egypt and libya and when you think about the effort the united states has made to get out of iraq to get out of afghanistan in such a way as to allow american troops to come home and allow us to reorient our efforts in such a way as to use the drones and again that's...
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you decide what kind of a foreign-policy we're going to have. allow think we should presidents to go to war when they please, or maybe the founders were right and we should do something old- fashioned -- don't go to war unless there is a declaration of war? that's the only time. [applause] those are the things you will have to decide on. you will have to decide that keynesian economics is a failure. it is nothing more than an excuse to expand the government. what comes when you have freedom and a sound currency, you have a huge middle class. america was always known to have the biggest middle class ever, and the wealthiest middle class ever. but not anymore. look at statistics on unemployment. 100 million people receiving .ome type of food assistance inflation is still with us. i would say that the results have been very poor. we are in a situation where we are not producing either. we create a situation where we don't produce our -- our greatest exporter are our dollars. you will have to do something. you will have to decide -- if you get a lit
you decide what kind of a foreign-policy we're going to have. allow think we should presidents to go to war when they please, or maybe the founders were right and we should do something old- fashioned -- don't go to war unless there is a declaration of war? that's the only time. [applause] those are the things you will have to decide on. you will have to decide that keynesian economics is a failure. it is nothing more than an excuse to expand the government. what comes when you have freedom and...
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foreign policy success of the first term. >> your campaign was a bitter campaign. i'll spare reading you what you said. how long did it take to get over that? >> oh! what question will pely ask the president and what questions should he ask the president? mr. president what is your favorite salty snack or 7.9% unemployment and record number of people on food stamps. how will you fix that, sir? mr. president, baltimore or san francisco? or gasoline prices from baltimore to san francisco are ripping a whole through my wallet? what are you going to do sir? bring it around the table. bob? kidding. kimberly? >> kimberly: we should ask about obamacare and why he is going to penalize say a family of four making $96,000 and charge them $20,000 for obamacare. if you see the i.r.s. regulations, they are crippling. especially on the middle class and families trying to make ends meet. i think they are penalty when you look at it. >> andrea: ask him if he agrees with secretary of state, or former now, clinton's assessment we are in a global war against radical islamic jihadist.
foreign policy success of the first term. >> your campaign was a bitter campaign. i'll spare reading you what you said. how long did it take to get over that? >> oh! what question will pely ask the president and what questions should he ask the president? mr. president what is your favorite salty snack or 7.9% unemployment and record number of people on food stamps. how will you fix that, sir? mr. president, baltimore or san francisco? or gasoline prices from baltimore to san...
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i believe it's because it showed the kind of foreign policy event we miss today. it's about winning. it was about doing it nonviolently. it was about cooperating with another country. it's about getting the heck out of one of those countries, at least, iraq, afghanistan, libya, syria. we get stuck and can't seem to ever get out of. look, i believe the academy awards are america's other mood ring. presidential election the first. the beauty of last night's awards show is it tells you so much and in so many different ways us about. one thing it told me is america is hungry for a winner. movies are always about today. kit be a period piece, but it's really about the times we're living in. look at "mash" from the old days. it was supposed to be about korea. we know it was about vietnam. and all the "sandals" movies about the biblical times. they were really about jim crow. and lincoln is about how politics practiced for a good purpose can get something done, even today, something historic and glorious. and by the way, put me down as a seth mcfarland fan. there are thi
i believe it's because it showed the kind of foreign policy event we miss today. it's about winning. it was about doing it nonviolently. it was about cooperating with another country. it's about getting the heck out of one of those countries, at least, iraq, afghanistan, libya, syria. we get stuck and can't seem to ever get out of. look, i believe the academy awards are america's other mood ring. presidential election the first. the beauty of last night's awards show is it tells you so much and...
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. >> a foreign policy breakthrough for president obama and the world. an unprecedented agreement with iran. >> iran is bent on building. >> the nuclear issue is is a problem. >> my central goal is to prevent them from getting nuclear weapons. >> the u.s. and its allies signed an historic agreement. >> these are substantial limitations. >> this deal freezes iran's nuclear program. >> and it allows for daily inspections. >> daily inspections of iran's nuclear facilities. >> which will help prevent iran from building a nuclear weapon. >> the deal is already being criticized. >> this interim deal is dangerous. >> partisan bickering is the background noise. >> questioning the big deal that president obama made. >> the first true dialogue in 34 years. >> this is a process mplgt. >> as a first time presidential candidate in 2008, president obama promised that foreign policy would focus on diplomacy. john mccain criticized the president for saying he would seek to speak directly to the leaders of iran but president obama has now broken america's 34 year isolati
. >> a foreign policy breakthrough for president obama and the world. an unprecedented agreement with iran. >> iran is bent on building. >> the nuclear issue is is a problem. >> my central goal is to prevent them from getting nuclear weapons. >> the u.s. and its allies signed an historic agreement. >> these are substantial limitations. >> this deal freezes iran's nuclear program. >> and it allows for daily inspections. >> daily inspections...
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. >> the president's speech focused on domestic issues but there was also a big announcement on the foreign- policy front. >> we can say with renewed confidence that the state of our union is strong. >> the president says there is unfinished business, worked to be done to strengthen. the middle strengthen >> and growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs. that must be the north star that guide our efforts. >> he announced initiatives in infrastructure and housing and called on congress to adjust to gun violence. >> the families of newtown deserved a vote. >> let's get this done. send me a comprehensive immigration reform bill and i will sign it right away and america will be better for it. >> the president urged congress to address climate change. >> if congress will not act soon to protect the generations, i will. >> on deficit reduction, he reiterated. entitlement reiterated >> let's agree to keep the people's government open and pay our bills on time and always uphold the full faith and credit of the united states of america. >> the president announced a draw down of 40,000 tre
. >> the president's speech focused on domestic issues but there was also a big announcement on the foreign- policy front. >> we can say with renewed confidence that the state of our union is strong. >> the president says there is unfinished business, worked to be done to strengthen. the middle strengthen >> and growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs. that must be the north star that guide our efforts. >> he announced initiatives in infrastructure and...
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one that could have huge implications for foreign policy. the announcement came a short time ago in the white house rose garden. >> and i am extraordinarily proud to announce my new national security adviser, our outstanding ambassador to the united nations susan rice. as well as my nominee to replace susan in new york, samantha power. >> i look forward to continuing to serve on your national security team, to keep our nation strong and safe. >> it would be the honor of a lifetime to fight for american values and interests at the united nations. >> dr. susan rice is replacing t tom donnell as the national security adviser. recall that rice, the current u.s. ambassador represented the obama administration on all the sunday shows five days after the attack on the u.s. posts in benghazi, libya, last september. >> we're hearing that the libyans have arrested people. there might even be al qaeda ties. >> our current best assessment based on the information we have at present is in fact what this began as was a spontaneous, not a premeditated resp
one that could have huge implications for foreign policy. the announcement came a short time ago in the white house rose garden. >> and i am extraordinarily proud to announce my new national security adviser, our outstanding ambassador to the united nations susan rice. as well as my nominee to replace susan in new york, samantha power. >> i look forward to continuing to serve on your national security team, to keep our nation strong and safe. >> it would be the honor of a...
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. >> and foreign policy is always an issue. so you have the arab spring. most people think that that could be ushering a lot of democracy into the middle east, but we don't know. there's still a lot of tension there. that's going to be an issue for him, as well. >> the plate is full. so enjoy the party today, because the work starts tomorrow. in fact, some republicans are having a little retreat in vegas right now to get out of d.c. so hopefully the partisanship eases a little bit. >> about 100 of them have departed. >> never dull. >>> also some other news this morning, we want to wish our friend and colleague barbara walters a speedy recovery. she was hospitalized saturday after a minor fall in washington. barbara, who is now 83 years old, fell on the stairs at the british ambassador's residence and cut her forehead. she is alert and telling everyone what to do, which is a good sign. she's in the hospital for tests and for some observation. and will not be unfortunately part of abc's inaugural coverage today. >>> investigators ruled out excess voltage as
. >> and foreign policy is always an issue. so you have the arab spring. most people think that that could be ushering a lot of democracy into the middle east, but we don't know. there's still a lot of tension there. that's going to be an issue for him, as well. >> the plate is full. so enjoy the party today, because the work starts tomorrow. in fact, some republicans are having a little retreat in vegas right now to get out of d.c. so hopefully the partisanship eases a little bit....
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he controls foreign policy. >> you saw the poll. 68 percent of the americans say that president obama has not been tough enough on iran. and basically what americans are saying, they don't trust iran and they think that iran is up to something. are they wrong? >> i can understand why they would not trust iran. but syria and imposing military strikes? if we did that the situation would be worse. what we are seeing with assad is actually the giving up the chemical weapons and i think we have to give deplomacy a chance. i think everyone has a right not to trust iran but build in agreements and negotiations that allows the transparency and checking up on them. >> and we'll so if that comes out of today's meetings. >> millions of americans may have had credit card information stolen and it happen on the busiest shopping day of the year. how it happen and what you can do. >> and diplomatec stand off after a high profile arrest in new york city. how the prosecutor is digging in and the case is raising tension between the u.s. and a key ally. rrn5 farmer: hello, i'm an idaho potato farmer. an
he controls foreign policy. >> you saw the poll. 68 percent of the americans say that president obama has not been tough enough on iran. and basically what americans are saying, they don't trust iran and they think that iran is up to something. are they wrong? >> i can understand why they would not trust iran. but syria and imposing military strikes? if we did that the situation would be worse. what we are seeing with assad is actually the giving up the chemical weapons and i think...
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policy. he called on congress to raise the debt ceiling in the release of u.s. can pay its bills. he spoke at the gerald ford school of public policy. >> thank you very much. it is also my great pleasure to welcome all of you here today. on behalf of the gerald r. ford school of public policy, the university of michigan is extremely honored to welcome the hon. ben bernanke, chairman of the board of governors of the federal reserve system. today's conversation is the latest in our series of distinguished lectures, policy talks at the fort school. we're so pleased that region white can introduce to the events and we're also very president marye sue: here today as well as -- we also have several of the university's executive officers and beans. i would like to welcome all of them and thank them for joining us today. it is an honor and truly personal pleasure to introduce our next guest. the fed's charges to provide a healthy economy. this is a complex and critically important mission and it make
policy. he called on congress to raise the debt ceiling in the release of u.s. can pay its bills. he spoke at the gerald ford school of public policy. >> thank you very much. it is also my great pleasure to welcome all of you here today. on behalf of the gerald r. ford school of public policy, the university of michigan is extremely honored to welcome the hon. ben bernanke, chairman of the board of governors of the federal reserve system. today's conversation is the latest in our series...
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she is really a key foreign policy adviser in a lot of ways will have more impact on our foreign policy going forward, perhaps than season john kerry, the secretary of state. >> it's much better to be inside the white house if you really want to influence policy. only in washington would this be controversial where the person who went on a sunday talk show and gave talking points would become the focus of all the ire over ben ghazi. republicans will do this but it's not going anywhere. >> the poll numbers showed today it does nothing for them. >> i think the president was so angry over her trashing over the talk show, in a way it created a deeper bond them them and i think he felt he owed her this even more, that he wanted to do this and she was trashed on his behalf and she behaved eloquently over that and didn't whine about it and did it with fortitude and now she gets her reward. >> i say this without comment or any opinion. it's just a reality, chuck. the president has a deep bond with susan rice, but this is going to cause also a deeper divide in washington, d.c. between the presid
she is really a key foreign policy adviser in a lot of ways will have more impact on our foreign policy going forward, perhaps than season john kerry, the secretary of state. >> it's much better to be inside the white house if you really want to influence policy. only in washington would this be controversial where the person who went on a sunday talk show and gave talking points would become the focus of all the ire over ben ghazi. republicans will do this but it's not going anywhere....
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she was selling the strength of the president's foreign policy. providing deceptive and misinformation about the true facts in benghazi. she has a credibility problem and i think with the average american. she is chosen by the president to be the national security advisor. unconfirmable as secretary of state. having said that, i will work with her because the world is about to blow up, barack obama's foreign policy is a carere of our friends are scared and enemies are emboldened. i want to hear from survivors. nine months after the attack we haven't h heard from one person in benghazi. we don't know on the saturday before she appeared on the sunday television programs changed the talking points. who was in the meeting in the white house that went from the truth to garbage and changed the talking points? and quite frankly, we don't know anything what our president did during that evening. they made two movie about the bin laden raid. he has given one interview after another about the leadership during the bin laden raid and he dehe serves credit. w
she was selling the strength of the president's foreign policy. providing deceptive and misinformation about the true facts in benghazi. she has a credibility problem and i think with the average american. she is chosen by the president to be the national security advisor. unconfirmable as secretary of state. having said that, i will work with her because the world is about to blow up, barack obama's foreign policy is a carere of our friends are scared and enemies are emboldened. i want to hear...
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. >> roger ransom explores how domestic and foreign policy would have been different if the civil war was won by the south. his book is "the confederate states of america," and he spoke with booktv while we were in palm springs, california. >> well, the premise of the book is exactly what the title suggests, it's what might have happened if the south won the civil war. and i think that's manager worth worrying about, because the truth of the matter is the reason we worry so much about the civil war is the south did not win, and the north did. and so i'm trying to go back and reconstruct from what we know about the way the war actually went and the reasons for it and say now if we changed a few things, we'd have to change more than one, but a few things, then what would the world be like if a southern confederacy was on the southern border of the united states of america? >> what are some of the first things you look at? >> well, the first thing i look at is why did we fight this war in the first place? and i won't go into all the details, but to make a long story short, it is we went
. >> roger ransom explores how domestic and foreign policy would have been different if the civil war was won by the south. his book is "the confederate states of america," and he spoke with booktv while we were in palm springs, california. >> well, the premise of the book is exactly what the title suggests, it's what might have happened if the south won the civil war. and i think that's manager worth worrying about, because the truth of the matter is the reason we worry...
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policy.((ot mcdonough)4 44he talled about hope and change, and people &phad belief in what he would do, but now we have a record. he talked the talk, but doesn't walk the walk.aad ow the nation watches to sse if the president whooinnpiied so puch hope fourryears ago.... phaage.... .... in his econd reporting.) hhw are the roads looking tonnght? 3 toonght?carrie peirce has our trafficcedge report. reeort.mappdot- 883shawanmdot- 695 llbertymdot- 95 n of 195map- the hostage situution mmy be over, but, there are stilll many questions ssrrounding the algerian stand-off... 3 thrown on the ttacks.what pooice say may have caused a man tt put aawoman's life in serious anger. and pleaddng for an organ donor.the rrason one man has taken to the streets. 3 --adblib weaahhr the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the lef
policy.((ot mcdonough)4 44he talled about hope and change, and people &phad belief in what he would do, but now we have a record. he talked the talk, but doesn't walk the walk.aad ow the nation watches to sse if the president whooinnpiied so puch hope fourryears ago.... phaage.... .... in his econd reporting.) hhw are the roads looking tonnght? 3 toonght?carrie peirce has our trafficcedge report. reeort.mappdot- 883shawanmdot- 695 llbertymdot- 95 n of 195map- the hostage situution mmy be...
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samantha power, a former ointoa foreign policy adviser and human rights, who famous oy clashed with hillary clinton during the 2008 campaign. >>> weathering the storm, the new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll showing that -- but there are warning signs for the white house. >>> christie's choice, was it a move to avoid cory booker? new jersey's governor defends his decision to spend millions just three weeks before the general election. >> there's no political purpose. the political purpose is to give the people a voice. i will not permit the insiders and few party leaks to determine who the nominee of the republican party and the democratic party will be. >> and remembering a liberal lion. vice president biden and hillary clinton just among the many mourners eulogizing frank lautenberg at his funeral in new york at this hour. >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington, with president obama is turning to susan rice. a trusted adviser whose comments did take her out of contention to become secretary of state, to repla(c tom donilon as national security adviser, the closest adviser to
samantha power, a former ointoa foreign policy adviser and human rights, who famous oy clashed with hillary clinton during the 2008 campaign. >>> weathering the storm, the new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll showing that -- but there are warning signs for the white house. >>> christie's choice, was it a move to avoid cory booker? new jersey's governor defends his decision to spend millions just three weeks before the general election. >> there's no...
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foreign policy, and he is seeing that here on his first trip. the fact that he is going to this meeting has been used as a negotiating point, and he is going to have to react to the initiatives of other people. i think in all likelihood the highest post that he has held is going to be rather humbling experience for him for a while. >> and i wanted to ask steve clemons also about chuck hagel because we expect a vote tomorrow now even very close to hagel and asking for him to be confirmed. they suggested last week the white house that he did have the votes with richard shelby, a republican saying that he has endorsed him, that he at least stops the filibuster and gets a final confirmation sometime this week. >> we now have about 66 votes. not all of them declared to basically call on cloture, and they have well over the number of needed of majority votes, including richard shelby, potentially lisa murkowski, but she hasn't declared where she is on hagel per se. this looks like it will go forward. we're all expecting this vote to take place tomorro
foreign policy, and he is seeing that here on his first trip. the fact that he is going to this meeting has been used as a negotiating point, and he is going to have to react to the initiatives of other people. i think in all likelihood the highest post that he has held is going to be rather humbling experience for him for a while. >> and i wanted to ask steve clemons also about chuck hagel because we expect a vote tomorrow now even very close to hagel and asking for him to be confirmed....
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that is very clear on both domestic policy and foreign policy and defense policy. he agreed on nuclear weapons. he sold his starting agreement with russia saying don't worry, this is sort of the last cuts that will be negotiated and modernize the force. article in the front page yesterday no,, more cuts to nuclear weapons coming. hagel nomination along those lines. this is a president who thinks the republican party is weak and divided and unwilling to fight. a big question for me will be what will the republican response, the tactical issues where they can zig and zag, but in principle are they willing to stand up and fight the president or not? i think the hague hagel nomination, which we were just talking about, the vote on clo sure thursday, the first vote after the president's "state of the union" speech ironically will be a key test. will 45 republicans, or 41 republicans hold together to say look, hagel may get through eventually but he is not providing the information he promised he would provide. there are speech texts we now discovered he didn't provide a
that is very clear on both domestic policy and foreign policy and defense policy. he agreed on nuclear weapons. he sold his starting agreement with russia saying don't worry, this is sort of the last cuts that will be negotiated and modernize the force. article in the front page yesterday no,, more cuts to nuclear weapons coming. hagel nomination along those lines. this is a president who thinks the republican party is weak and divided and unwilling to fight. a big question for me will be what...
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security council resolution that enforces syria's cooperation however syria was not the only foreign policy issue on the president's agenda he also addressed nuclear proliferation and iran to discuss more on the highlights coming out of the u.n. today i'm joined now by our t's on a stasia tricky now who is in new york following all the developments thanks so much for joining me now obama spoke for about fifteen minutes this morning and he did spend a good portion of that time talking about syria tell us more about that address and what he had to say. well i mean i'm a speech was certainly syria was at the top of the agenda when it came to this address particularly like you mentioned other foreign policy issues including potential progress in really in the relationship with iran including future developments when it comes to these really palestinian question but certainly syria and what obama called the need for a strong resolution on syria and terms of the latest international community attempts to try to get syria's chemical weapons under international control obama again reiterated
security council resolution that enforces syria's cooperation however syria was not the only foreign policy issue on the president's agenda he also addressed nuclear proliferation and iran to discuss more on the highlights coming out of the u.n. today i'm joined now by our t's on a stasia tricky now who is in new york following all the developments thanks so much for joining me now obama spoke for about fifteen minutes this morning and he did spend a good portion of that time talking about...